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Jun 10, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Health Care

How Much Would the President's Budget Extend Medicare Solvency?

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May 25, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Reducing Private Health Care Costs

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Nov 30, 2016 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Cures Bill Has Been Released

Note: This blog has been updated from its original posting to account for the manager's amendment , which strikes the child and family services...
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Oct 25, 2016 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Medicare Premium Issue Makes a Return

The recent announcement of a 0.3 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security beneficiaries does not just affect those on the program...
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Oct 19, 2016 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Health Care

Will Obamacare Be One of the Biggest Line Items in the Budget?

During the second presidential debate on October 9, Donald Trump said in response to a question about the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare...
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Sep 13, 2016 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care| Taxes

Expanding Medical Deduction Would Add to Debt

Congress is at it again - proposing to extend tax breaks without paying for them, and add new ones in the process. Today, the House voted to expand...
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Aug 2, 2016 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Health Care in CBO’s Long-Term Budget Outlook

Federal health care spending is one of the most important projections in the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) recent Long-Term Budget...
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Jul 27, 2016 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Analyzing Clinton's Health and Education Expansions

Democratic presidential nominee and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently unveiled expansions of her proposals for higher education and...
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Jul 22, 2016 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Latest Health Spending Projection Shows Higher Spending Growth Ahead

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its National Health Expenditure (NHE) projections for 2015-2025 last week. National...
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Jun 30, 2016 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Medicare Trustees Show Need for Reform

The Medicare Trustees released their latest report last week, along with the companion Social Security Trustees' report . The report estimates...
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Jun 22, 2016 | Blog Paper Press Release | Health Care

Prescriptions for Controlling Health Care Costs: Statement by Maya MacGuineas on House Republican Health Care Release

House Republicans took an important step today in issuing their recommendations for health care cost control in the proposal they released as part of...
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